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| Current accepted name |
Yes
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| Status |
Accepted name
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| Status details |
senior synonym, original combination
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| Comment |
Subgenus: Photonectes.
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| Etymology of generic noun |
Greek, photos = light + Greek, nekton = swimmer (Ref. 45335).
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| Etymology of specific epithet |
Named for the female spirit in Irish mythology meaning 'keening fairy or female' in Old Irish; referring to the series of blue luminous tissue on ventral side of the body of the specimens that resemble the tears of the keening fairy.
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| Link to references |
References using the name as accepted
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